With having been a skater for over 30yrs I can tell you a few pros and cons. When walking in to any skating rink the 1st thing you'll see is Stake At Your Own Risk. This is a fact but there are things rinks can do to mitigate risk.
1. Stake Guards who are trained at looking out for safety risks on the floor. No one should be skating with a cell phone in their hands, including the Guard. If ANY object is dropped on that floor it poses a serious safety risk.
2. No one should be stopped on the floor just standing there. Guards should notify guests to please skate or get off the floor.
3. No one should be skating against the flow of traffic. Would you drive the opposite way on 309?
These top 3 were prevalent to me on multiple occasions. Some may say, if I don't like the place then don't go and don't post negative stuff and to that I say, do you want to be injured, do you want your child to be injured? So skating at our risk is fine, but when that risk is high, as a result of the policies of any rink, then it's important to consider.
It's a nice rink with family friendly party rooms, they allow delivery of pizza, etc. The staff is super nice and they accommodate sometimes hard to please parents. Today, kids and adults are purposefully attached to their devices. No more lines around the building, no more All Night Skates, and the glory days of Roller Skating are behinds us, but the world needs more rinks and Clubs IMO.
With 2 back surgeries, I have to look out for my safety. In this area, if I want to skate, I have a few choices. I can drive a few miles to Inline 309, or drive to other more traditional and established rinks in Philadelphia, Bethlehem or Allentown. I want to go here, I love to skate, but in the future I'll only attend the Adult Skates and hope there is some semblance of order. read more